United States Jon Batiste and Stay Human: Jon Batiste (piano and Harmonaboard), Eddie Barbash (saxophone and washboard), Ibanda Ruhumbika (tuba and trombone), Joe Saylor (drums and tambourine), Barry Stephenson (electric and acoustic bass), Jamison Ross (drums and percussion), Zankel Hall, New York City. 12.10.2013 (BH)
Concert Reviews
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Carefully Nuanced Sheherazade from Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra
United Kingdom Rachmaninov, Rimsky-Korsakov: Norika Ogawa (piano), Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra of Moscow Radio, Denis Lotoev (conductor). St. David’s Hall, Cardiff. 16.10.2013 (PCG)
Musical Manchester Connections from the BBC Philharmonic
United Kingdom Arnold, Walton, Prokofiev: Midori (violin), BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Juanjo Mena (conductor), Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, 12.10.2013 (MC)
Bernard Haitink and the LSO: Masterly in Mozart and Shostakovich
United Kingdom Mozart and Shostakovich: Emanuel Ax (piano), London Symphony Orchestra, Bernard Haitink (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 15.10.2013 (MB)
Going Backwards Through Musical Time
United States Saint-Saëns, Chopin, Liszt, Schubert, and Mozart: Joel Fan (piano), Northwest Sinfonietta, Christophe Chagnard (conductor), Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall, Benaroya Hall, Seattle 11.10.2013 (BJ)
A Mind-Expanding Mental Meal
United States Elliott Sharp: JACK Quartet, The Stone, New York City. 4.10.2013 (DS)
Schiff’s Variations: An Embarrassment of Riches
United States Bach, Beethoven: András Schiff (piano), presented by San Francisco Performances and San Francisco Symphony, Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco. 13.10.2013 (HS)
Lieder Recital Explores Goethe’s Lighter Side
United Kingdom Oxford Lieder Festival – Beethoven, Wolf, Loewe, Zelter, Schubert: Fflur Wyn (soprano), Rowan Hellier (mezzo-soprano), Adrian Thompson (tenor), Roderick Williams (baritone), Sholto Kynoch (piano): Holywell Music Room, Oxford 14.10.2013 (CR)